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  <h1>Turning menu and tool bar items on and off</h1>
  <p class="Para">In addition to configuring the layout of a perspective you can also control several other key aspects
  of a perspective. These include:</p>
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    <li>The visibility of individual menu and tool bar items.</li>
    <li>The availability of command groups (groupings of menu items, tool bar items and key bindings).</li>
    <li>The items in the <b>New</b>, <b>Window &gt; Perspective &gt; Open Perspective</b> and <b>Window &gt; Show
    View</b> menus.</li>
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  <p class="Para">Try turning off a tool bar item:</p>
  <ol>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Select <b>Window &gt; Perspective &gt; Customize Perspective...</b></p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Select the <b>Tool Bar Visibility</b> tab.</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Expand the <b>File</b> item.</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Uncheck <b>Print</b> and click <b>OK</b>.</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Observe that the toolbar no longer includes the <b>Print</b> icon.</p>
    </li>
  </ol>
  <p class="Para">Try turning off a menu item:</p>
  <ol>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Select <b>Window &gt; Perspective &gt; Customize Perspective...</b></p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Select the <b>Menu Visibility</b> tab.</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Expand the <b>File</b> item.</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Uncheck <b>Print</b> and click <b>OK</b>.</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p class="Para">Observe that the <b>File</b> menu no longer includes the <b>Print</b> item.</p>
    </li>
  </ol>
  <p class="Para">After experimenting with the other options on the Customize Perspective dialog, choose <b>Window &gt;
  Perspective &gt; Reset Perspective</b> to return the perspective to its original state.</p>
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